Associate Engineer (Traffic)

City of Escondido (CA) • Escondido, CA

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About The Position

The City of Escondido has an opening for the position of Associate Engineer (Traffic) in our Development Services Department/Engineering Division. Under general administrative direction, this role involves performing professional civil and/or traffic engineering work of a difficult and responsible nature, serving as a project or division engineer, coordinating or supervising major engineering, development or construction projects, and acting as a liaison with the division for General Plan implementation. The position requires planning, coordinating, and supervising the environmental review, plan checking, and conditional approval of tentative maps and related street improvement plans for various private development projects. The Associate Engineer will also prepare specifications, reports, correspondence, plans, and cost estimates for major street and drainage improvements, and will utilize advanced engineering mathematics to make accurate computations and studies to determine grade, drainage, and potential traffic requirements.

Requirements

• A Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in civil engineering or closely related field.
• Three years (full-time equivalent) of experience involving design, construction, inspection, and surveying of private development and public works projects, including increasingly responsible supervisory experience.
• Possession of a valid California driver's license at the time of selection.
• Possession of a certification of registration as a professional civil or traffic engineer in the State of California is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Plans, coordinates and supervises the environmental review, plan checking, and conditional approval of tentative maps and related street improvement plans.
• Prepares specifications, reports, correspondence, plans, plats, petitions, diagrams, profiles and cross-sections, and material and cost estimates of major street and drainage improvements.
• Utilizes advanced engineering mathematics to make accurate and complete computations and studies.
• Acts on behalf of the City in meeting with and resolving engineering problems with project contractors, private engineers, property owners, and developers.
• Serves as project engineer on major engineering and construction projects.
• Serves as major coordinator with the division to implement the General Plan.
• May assist in the preparation of the division's annual budget estimates.
• May supervise the work of a division and supervise professional and paraprofessional level engineers, inspectors, and technicians.
• May represent the City at Planning/Transportation Commission meetings, City Council, or other public meetings.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree